WO2004089183A2 - Appareil et procede de protection de tissus en cryo-ablation - Google Patents

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WO2004089183A2
WO2004089183A2 PCT/IL2004/000323 IL2004000323W WO2004089183A2 WO 2004089183 A2 WO2004089183 A2 WO 2004089183A2 IL 2004000323 W IL2004000323 W IL 2004000323W WO 2004089183 A2 WO2004089183 A2 WO 2004089183A2
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Samuel Cytron
Paul Sofer
Doris Schechter
Uri Amir
Roni Zvuloni
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
    • A61B2017/00084—Temperature
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    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00005—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe
    • A61B2018/00041—Heating, e.g. defrosting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
    • A61B2018/0231—Characteristics of handpieces or probes
    • A61B2018/0262—Characteristics of handpieces or probes using a circulating cryogenic fluid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
    • A61B2018/0293—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques using an instrument interstitially inserted into the body, e.g. needle
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/10—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
    • A61B90/11—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints

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La présente invention a trait à un appareil et un procédé pour la protection du faisceau neurovasculaire lors de la cryo-ablation de tissus de la prostate par le chauffage du voisinage du faisceau neurovasculaire lors du refroidissement des tissus pathologiques d'une prostate, réalisant ainsi la cryo-ablation des tissus pathologiques tout en protégeant le faisceau neurovasculaire contre l'endommagement. L'invention a également trait à une cryosonde pour le refroidissement d'une pointe distale opérante tout en réchauffant la tige proximale.
PCT/IL2004/000323 2003-04-14 2004-04-13 Appareil et procede de protection de tissus en cryo-ablation WO2004089183A2 (fr)

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AU2004228795A AU2004228795A1 (en) 2003-04-14 2004-04-13 Apparatus and method for protecting tissues during cryoablation
JP2006507606A JP2007527729A (ja) 2003-04-14 2004-04-13 冷凍切除中の組織を保護する装置と方法

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